The final match of the day in Melbourne saw CoCo Vandeweghe roll into the quarter-finals, ousting the world number one, Angelique Kerber, 6-2 6-3. It was a strange match and it didn’t have that feeling of a number one seed being beaten, perhaps because it was so late in Melbourne. It was an excellent performance…
In the only fourth round match that has gone entirely with seeding, the number two seed Serena Williams will play the number 16 seed, Barbora Strycova with a place in the quarter-finals up for grabs. Uncertainty loomed over Serena pre-tournament having played just two matches since the 2016 US Open with one of those being a…
In a repeat fourth round match from last year’s Australian Open, Johanna Konta will take on Ekaterina Makarova for a place in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Makarova was the higher ranked player but a lot has changed in the last year… Konta was dealt one of the toughest possible draws but she has handled it so,…
Never write off the Bourne-GOAT… Ekaterina Makarova maintained her sensational record in Melbourne by reaching the second week for the seventh (!) consecutive year. In a bruising battle on Rod Laver Arena, Makarova beat the number six seed, Dominika Cibulkova, 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3. And if you’re wondering why I keep calling Makarova the Bourne-GOAT then check…
Day 5 of the 2017 Australian Open began with some rain and a trio of three setters. In only the third extra-time finish in the women’s draw so far, the number eight seed, Svetlana Kuznetsova served out the win over Jelena Jankovic at the third time of asking, 6-4 5-7 9-7 in three hours and 36…
In the most anticipated match of the 2017 Australian Open so far, the number 9 and 17 seeds, Johanna Konta and Caroline Wozniacki will collide in a blockbuster third rounder on Saturday. Konta was dealt a dicey draw in Melbourne but has handled her first two rounds impeccably. In the first round she overturned a…
Day 4 of the 2017 Australian Open saw the third quarter of the draw receive a big shake-up with the loss of three seeds including the number three player in the world, Agnieszka Radwanska. Step forward, Mirjana Lucic-Baroni who claimed yet another high-profile scalp with a dominant 6-3 6-2 victory, winning the last six games…
In one of just two all-seeded match-ups from the top half of the draw, the number 11 seed, Elina Svitolina will play the number 24 seed, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third round of the 2017 Australian Open. Svitolina and Pavlyuchenkova have both yet to drop a set this week in Melbourne. Svitolina defeated the qualifier,…
While day 3 of the 2017 Australian Open saw four seeds go out, none of them were huge surprises. The highest seed to fall on Wednesday was the number 10 seed, Carla Suárez Navarro. The Spaniard had been struggling with a shoulder injury and ultimately that was an issue for her today as Sorana Cirstea…
Bring all the popcorn in the world… the number 31 seed, Yulia Putintseva will play Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday. Putintseva had a challenging opener on Tuesday, saving ten (!) set points to beat Lara Arruabarrena, 7-6(7) 7-6(10). Putintseva saved six set points in the first set and…
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